Soazza
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| subject_name | Soazza |
| image_photo | Soazza.jpg |
| municipality_type | municipality |
| imagepath_coa | CHE Soazza COA.svg |
| imagepath_flag | CHE Soazza Flag.svg |
| canton | Grisons |
| iso-code-region | CH-GR |
| district | Moesa |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 6562 |
| municipality_code | 3823 |
| area | 46.37 |
| elevation | 620 |
| population | |
| website | www.soazza.ch |
| mayor | |
| mayor_title | |
| neighboring_municipalities | Cauco, Lostallo, Menarola (IT-SO), Mesocco, Rossa, San Giacomo Filippo (IT-SO) |
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| subject_name = Soazza | image_photo = Soazza.jpg | municipality_type = municipality | imagepath_coa = CHE Soazza COA.svg | imagepath_flag = CHE Soazza Flag.svg | canton = Grisons | iso-code-region = CH-GR | district = Moesa |coordinates = | postal_code = 6562 | municipality_code = 3823 | area = 46.37 | elevation = 620|elevation_description= | population = | populationof = | popofyear = | website = www.soazza.ch | mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party= | mayor_title = |list_of_mayors = | places = | demonym = | neighboring_municipalities= Cauco, Lostallo, Menarola (IT-SO), Mesocco, Rossa, San Giacomo Filippo (IT-SO) | twintowns =
Soazza is a municipality in the Moesa Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons.
History
Soazza is first mentioned in 1203 as Soaza.
Geography
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Soazza has an area, , of 46.4 km2. Of this area, 7.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while 53.7% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.5% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (37.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).
Demographics
Soazza has a population (as of ) of . , 11.9% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.
, the gender distribution of the population was 54.4% male and 45.6% female. The age distribution, , in Soazza is; 37 children or 10.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 17 teenagers or 4.7% are 10 to 14, and 10 teenagers or 2.8% are 15 to 19. Of the adult population, 35 people or 9.7% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 64 people or 17.8% are 30 to 39, 49 people or 13.6% are 40 to 49, and 42 people or 11.7% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 51 people or 14.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 37 people or 10.3% are 70 to 79, there are 16 people or 4.5% who are 80 to 89, and there is 1 person who is 90 to 99.
In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the CVP which received 34.9% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (28.5%), the SVP (26%) and the FDP (9.2%).
In Soazza about 73.3% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).
Soazza has an unemployment rate of 2.6%. , there were 24 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 9 businesses involved in this sector. 71 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 7 businesses in this sector. 38 people are employed in the tertiary sector, with 14 businesses in this sector.
The historical population is given in the following table: ::data[format=table]
| year | population |
|---|---|
| 1650 | 427 |
| 1802 | 311 |
| 1850 | 315 |
| 1900 | 339 |
| 1950 | 348 |
| 2000 | 359 |
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Heritage sites of national significance
The Casa Paret, the Church of S. Martino including the della Madonna Addolorata and the Ospizio e Via Crucis are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance.
File:Picswiss GR-81-04 Soazza- Chiesa S Martino.jpg|Church of S. Martino File:Soazza01.JPG|Church of S. Martino
References
References
- Over the last 10 years the population has decreased at a rate of -6.9%. Most of the population ({{as of. 2000
- [http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/default.aspx Graubunden in Numbers] {{webarchive. link. (24 September 2009 {{in lang). de accessed 21 September 2009
- [http://www.gr.ch/DE/institutionen/verwaltung/dvs/awt/dienstleistungen/volkswirtschaftlichegrundlagen/Seiten/Bevoelkerung.aspx Graubunden Population Statistics] {{webarchive. link. (27 August 2009 {{in lang). de accessed 21 September 2009
- {{HDS. 1558. Soazza
- [http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar.html Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance] {{webarchive. link. (1 May 2009 21.11.2008 version, {{in lang). de accessed 22-Oct-2009
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